Link
returns:
"the
file
cannot
be
downloaded
due to
its
controversial
contents"

On May 29, 2011, one
day before the
planned large-scale
Mongolian
demonstration in
Hohhot, regional
capital of Southern
Mongolia, a rap song
dedicated to Mr.
Mergen was banned
and removed from all
Chinese Internet
sites immediately
after it was posted.

Mergen was a
Mongolian herder who
was brutally killed
by a Chinese coal
hauling truck in
Southern (Inner)
Mongolia's
Shiliin-gol League
for defending his
grazing land from
Chinese miners. His
killing sparked the
recent large-scale
protests and
demonstrations by
Mongols all over
Southern Mongolia.

Originally posted on
a Chinese popular
discussion site
"Wang Pan 115.com" (

http://u.115.com)
, the song was
intended to tell the
Chinese authorities
what the Mongols
think about Mergen's
death, the economic
exploitation of the
grasslands and
Internet censorship.

Immediately after it
appeared on the
Internet, many
Chinese micro blogs
and Internet
discussion forums
quickly disseminated
the song. This was
picked up within
several hours by the
Chinese Internet
censorship apparatus
which removed it
from all sites in
China. The song was
posted on one of the
most popular Chinese
social media "Tui Ya"
(

www.tuiyia.com
), the Chinese
equivalent of
Twitter, but was
removed immediately.
The links appear to
be live but return
the following
message "The file
cannot be downloaded
due to its
controversial
contents". (See the
screenshot)

Reportedly the
author and singer of
the song is a
Mongolian college
student from eastern
Southern Mongolia's
Tongliao City. Since
the publication of
his song on the
Internet on May 29,
he has been
repeatedly summoned
to the local State
Security Bureau and
warned not to go
online or have any
contact with
outsiders. Friends
have lost contact
with him since then.

The Southern
Mongolian Human
Rights Information
Center (SMHRIC) was
able to obtain a
copy of the song
along with its
Chinese transcript.
The following is an
English translation
of the lyrics and
the original song in
mp3 format with its
Chinese transcript.

Yo,
I am a Mongol
even if I sing
my rap in
Chinese
No matter what
you say I am a
Mongol
Mongol blood
flows in my
veins
The vast
Mongolian steppe
is my homeland
Once green
Mongolian
plateau turned
to yellow
Beautiful
grasslands
turning to
desert
The government
says it is the
herders' fault
Have you ever
thought about it
carefully?
Whose fault is
it really?
Overgrazing is a
myth and a lie
We have grazed
animals here
thousands of
years
Why has the
desertification
started since
only a few
decades ago?
How many people
are coming here
to open up mines
and plunder our
resources?
How many people
are coming here
to cultivate the
grasslands and
plant those
crops?
How many dams
are built to
deplete the
water that
sustains the
grassland?
How many rivers
are stopped to
water the farm
lands?
Our homeland is
ruined like this
Thatfs
why I say damn
shit your
"Western
Development"
You sacrifice
our environment,
develop your
economy and
spend the money
made out of it
With the
leftovers you
hire the dogs to
oppress us
Halt all
industries and
projects that
destroy our
grassland
ecosystem!
Grassland is
mother of all
Mongols that can
no longer
survive the
destruction
On May 11
something there
happened
Something that
broke the hearts
of all Mongols
A fellow Mongol
was
intentionally
killed
Mergen
is his name
The name means
intelligence and
wisdom
He wakened us
all with his
death
United herders
finally stood up
Together we
demonstrated to
mourn a son of
the grasslands
For what cause
had Gaadaa
Meirin fought
against [the
Chinese]?
I am sure it
refreshed the
memory of every
Mongol
When the truck
wheels crashed
over his head
When the herders
became
completely
helpless
The arrogant
driver even
claimed
A herder's life
costs no more
than 400,000 (yuan)
Flame of anger
started to set
the prairie
ablaze
We are arrows
bundled together
tightly
No one can sever
the bonds of
souls and minds
among us
We stand
together to
protest
We march
together bravely
Right Ujumchin,
Left Ujumchin,
plus Shuluun Huh
and Huveet Shar
No matter where
we are from, we
are always
together
To protest
strongly against
the violence the
authorities
apply against us
Peaceful protest
is a right of
the people
When this huge
event is taking
place, you
pretend as if
nothing happened
No single word
is mentioned in
CCAV[1]
"Social harmony"
(he xie in
Chinese) flooded
the Internet,
but no one knows
what the exact
situation is
Internet sites
in China are
damn shit
Mother f**king
Ren Ren Site (www.renren.com)
deletes all
Mongolians posts
Mother f**king
micro blog (www.weibo.com)
removes my blog
Mother f**king
the State
Security, mother
f**king "tea
invitation"
(meaning
detention, "bei
he cha" in
Chinese)
Mother f**kers,
I will say
whatever I want
to say
I want freedom,
yeah, return my
freedom
I want freedom,
return my
freedom
Saying singing
is my freedom,
yeah, my damn
freedom
We will never
ever be doomed,
We are the
Mongols,
descendants of
Chinggis Khan!
United we stand
together!
Yeah, stand up
my fellow
Mongols!
献给草原英雄莫日根的歌（听歌请点击这里）

[1].
CCAV: A
term in China
used by most
Chinese internet
users to mock
and ridicule the
state owned
media
CCTV
which is known
for producing
fake news. It
intends to fool
people by these
fake news, but
the majority of
the Chinese
internet users
don't buy it.
And CCAV became
a pop term when
CCTV's evening
news broadcast a
piece of news
trying to
propagate the
need to crack
down on
pornography and
prostitution
industry. While
many thought
that this action
was actually
aimed to fetter
the internet.
Now the term can
also be used as
an adjective
which has the
similar meaning
with
hypocritical.
Hey, dude! Could
you please do
better? Behave
like a human
being rather
than a being!
You are quite
CCAV!
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=CCAV